Manuela Williams Crosno was born in 1905 and died in 1997. A long-time resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico, she set her stories in the area around Santa Fe, Albequerque, and Taos. Her interest in Hispanic culture is reflected in the subject matter of many of those stories. As an English teacher, Crosno won a statewide essay contest with her essay, "Why I Teach School." She was an accomplished poet, artist, and illustrator.
Vocabulary
Story Words
to descend
to harvest
to ripen
to scatter
to speed
to tip
crow
ditch
fist
goal
information
investment
leather
material
miser
shadow
clenched
obvious
tender
winding
Words Relating to Misfortune
to blame
to ruin
to starve
accident
distress
hailstone
medicine
shortage
dazed
exhausted
frail
violent
harshly
About the Author:
Manuela Williams Crosno was born in 1905 and died in 1997. A long-time resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico, she set her stories in the area around Santa Fe, Albequerque, and Taos. Her interest in Hispanic culture is reflected in the subject matter of many of those stories. As an English teacher, Crosno won a statewide essay contest with her essay, "Why I Teach School." She was an accomplished poet, artist, and illustrator.Vocabulary
Story Words
to descendto harvest
to ripen
to scatter
to speed
to tip
crow
ditch
fist
goal
information
investment
leather
material
miser
shadow
clenched
obvious
tender
winding
Words Relating to Misfortune
to blameto ruin
to starve
accident
distress
hailstone
medicine
shortage
dazed
exhausted
frail
violent
harshly
Idioms
to cut shortto waste your breathe
it's a deal